SURP YERGODASAN ARAKELOTS ARMENIAN CHURCH – KANDILLI ISTANBUL

Kandilli Armenian Church, Istanbul

The Armenians began to settle in Kandilli from the end of the 18th century. They were worshiping under a tent because it was not a permanent building. Finally a new church was built in 1846 under the leadership of Boğos Amira Asnanyan. The last restoration of the church was held in 2012. The bell tower of the church is wood. The walls of the baptismal are decorated with colored porcelain.